A Vision for the Future of the Great Traditions—More Inclusive, More Comprehensive, More Complete

A single purpose lies at the heart of all the great religious traditions: awakening to the astonishing reality of the true nature of ourselves and the universe. At the same time, through centuries of cultural accretion and focus on myth… Read More

A Real-Life Plan for Making Dinner Work

Reclaim the family dinner! In Feeding a Family, nutritionist and mom Sarah Waldman lays out all the tools you need to break out of the mealtime rut and turn dinner into a nutritionally fulfilling and happy occasion—despite busy schedules, long… Read More

Recipes for Dining Well in the Great Outdoors

Savor good food and good company while lounging beneath the shady canopy of trees or under the sparkle of a starry sky. With just a picnic blanket and a little inspiration, you can transform mealtimes into an opportunity to relax,… Read More

A Family Guide to Growing Fruits and Vegetables

Have you ever wondered how plants work? Or why we eat the fruit of one plant, but the leaves of another? What’s the big deal about growing things—and how do we decide what we need to grow in the space… Read More

And How They Stopped Ruling My World

Everybody has a Want Monster that sometimes makes us WANT just a little too much! A little too much ice cream, a little too much time playing video games, a little too much attention. If your Want Monster is getting… Read More

Transform ordinary desserts into extraordinary creations. In My Sweet Kitchen, world-renowned baker and food photographer Linda Lomelino shares how to make her favorite sweet treats while also offering her expert advice on how to bake, decorate, and photograph your own… Read More

Dzogchen as the Culmination of the Mahāyanā

Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo wrote this treatise in the eleventh century during the renaissance of Buddhism in Tibet that was spurred by the influx of new translations of Indian Buddhist texts, tantras, and esoteric transmissions from India. For political and religious… Read More

Sinful but Saintly Recipes for Sweets, Treats, and Snacks

Now you can have your cake and eat it too! Discover virgin drinks, virtuous tarts, and saintly treats that are packed with nutritional hits that love your body, boost your brain, and make you feel and look great. In over… Read More

A Graphic Memoir

Take a trip through the realms of hell with a man whose temporary visitor’s pass gave him a horrifying—and enlightening—preview of its torments. This true account of Sam Bercholz’s near-death experience has more in common with Dante’s Inferno than it… Read More

Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 14 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions)

The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet’s greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its eighteen… Read More

The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion

Every cow just wants to be happy. Every chicken just wants to be free. Every bear, dog, or mouse experiences sorrow and feels pain as intensely as any of us humans do. In a compelling appeal to reason and human… Read More

The most systematic and extensive course system available in spoken Tibetan language, Fluent Tibetan was developed by a team of language experts working in conjunction with five indigenous Tibetan speakers, over a two-year period, under a grant from the International… Read More

Dispatches from a Home in the Wilderness

For over a decade Michael P. Branch has been writing about life in Nevada’s Great Basin Desert with an audacity, lyricism, and wit all his own. In Raising Wild, Branch offers an intimate exploration of the western high desert. Here… Read More